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Interaction effect of calcium and sulphur on the growth and nutrient composition of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L. pers.), using35S

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In a pot culture experiment, application of S or Ca alone increased dry matter production, S content and total S removal per pot. With graded levels of applied S, the S in plant derived from the fertilizer as well as from the native soil source increased. Ca content in alfalfa increased with successive levels of applied Ca. A positive significant interaction was found between Ca and S; with increase in level of Ca from 0 to 25 ppm in presence of various S levels, the total S content and its removal, N content and utilization of fertilizer S continued to increase and at 50 ppm Ca, this effect was lost. A combination of 25 ppm Ca and 20 ppm S produced maximum efficiency of applied S with a constant N ∶ S ratio of 11 ∶ 1 in the plants.

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Aulakh, M.S., Dev, G. Interaction effect of calcium and sulphur on the growth and nutrient composition of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L. pers.), using35S. Plant Soil 50, 125–134 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02107162

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